Nîmes (AFP)

Australian Caleb Ewan, winner of his second stage of the 2019 Tour de France on Tuesday, refuses to consider himself the "best" sprinter in the world: "I'm the most consistent," he said, "but I always have to use strategy "to win.

Q: You surprised your opponents by coming back from a distance in the last few meters. How did you manage your sprint?

A: "This morning (Tuesday), I had the opportunity to go and recognize the four miles, I knew there were roundabouts, I knew that there would be headwind. was too much in the back with the red flame, we were not well positioned, I found myself farther than I wanted, I had two scenarios this morning including one where I was too far back : that was to put myself back in the wheels a maximum and to go into injection (in aspiration), I am quite happy to have succeeded.This tactic, I use it since the age of ten: when I was boy, I could not dominate the others, so I did that, getting back into the wheels and taking advantage of the wake, and I surprised them like that. "

Q: You've never been so far in a Grand Tour without giving up. How do you resist fatigue?

A: "I had gone to the maximum half of a 15th stage of the Giro, in 2017. Today (Tuesday), I really felt tired, I was dropped into a rib of 4th I was not feeling well, I was close to asking my team to stop driving, but in the past I remembered having already suffered the whole leg but found good legs in the end. My teammates told me to do my best, and this environment of trust made the difference. "

Q: The fact that you are the only double winner sprinter this year, is he the fastest in the pack?

A: "It shows the density of the sprint level: before, there was (Marcel) Kittel or Mark (Cavendish), we could know in advance that they would win, even if they were still 10th at the last turn Now you never know who's going to win It's more exciting to watch If you look at the results, I'm certainly the most consistent, but I'm not going to say I'm the best because my opponents are not easy At each sprint, I have to use a strategy to beat them. "

Interviewed at a press conference

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